The last few years I haven't seen any trick or treaters on my block, and it was raining when I left work so I didn't even bring any candy home, and this is the year there are a few. So now I feel bad for having the light off, but I have nothing to give out. And, really, I've had enough of people today, even adorable small people in costumes.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Oct 31, 2016 4:32:26 pm PDT #473 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sheryl - Oct 31, 2016 4:43:37 pm PDT #474 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
We got a bunch of trick or treaters, and gave out all our candy.
meara - Oct 31, 2016 4:44:06 pm PDT #475 of 30002
I haven't ever had any at my house, but am visiting my brother in law at the moment and we went out to dinner. Dunno if anyone came by earlier...but just after we got home at 9 someone was banging on the door and we were like "dang!" And he told the kid (tween) he didn't have any candy...but then I saw some dum dums sitting on the counter, so we gave him that. And then turned off the porch light!
sarameg - Oct 31, 2016 5:09:55 pm PDT #476 of 30002
I was mostly cleaned out by 8, left the rest in a bag with a note saying "you're the luckiest. All yours, from your neighbor on mystreet." Teen who got it, basically only a jersey as costume, still knocked on my door to tell me thanks and he liked the note. And his parents weren't even lurking on the sidewalk below!
Probably 100+ kids, emptied a drinktub full, maybe 5 big bags, but I do handfuls, not pieces. I'm that house.
Tip: skittles and nerds are major scores according to the under 13 set.
Kate P. - Oct 31, 2016 5:22:49 pm PDT #477 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
We had actual trick-or-treaters! For the first time since moving here! I'm thrilled. Two brothers, the little one Batman and the big one Nelson Mandela, then three sisters in headscarves and very detailed face paint: a lion, a tiger, and a teddy bear. Adorable!
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2016 5:31:26 pm PDT #478 of 30002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
We had a lot (for us) of trick-or-treaters -- maybe 35 or 40? The weather was REALLY nice. But when we bought candy Tim insisted we buy an extra bag, so we have a CRAPTON left.
We sat out in our driveway the whole time with our down-the-street neighbors (who were friends before they bought on our street a year ago) and our new (as in 2 months ago) neighbors on the other side of our driveway. The husband of the new neighbors and I geeked out HARD about Marvel and everyone else rolled their eyes and let us nerd out.
Connie Neil - Oct 31, 2016 5:36:32 pm PDT #479 of 30002
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I didn't get home till 8, so I think I missed everybody. There was a mini candy bar on the steps up to my apartment, so I take that as a sign that wild trick or treaters have been in the vicinity.
Kalshane - Oct 31, 2016 5:39:21 pm PDT #480 of 30002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Winding down after taking the boy out trick-or-treating. He wore me out. The wife says we had a pretty good number of trick-or-treaters this year. And she had a lot of people ask where she got her scarf (she didn't have time to put together a costume this year, so she just wore her Gryffindor scarf and Quiditch team t-shirt.) They were disappointed to find out it was a hand-made gift from a friend.
Someone put a business card for mental health services in the boy's trick-or-treat bucket. I'm not sure how to react to that. On the one hand, maybe it will reach out to someone who needs help, but on the other it feels inappropriate.
My across-the-aisle coworker came as Luke-on-Degobah (which he was kind of bummed was not very recognizable by itself) with his 3-month-old as Yoda on his back, his wife as R2D2 and their daughter as Leia. Pretty cute!
I totally wanted to do that with my son when he was one and dressed as Yoda for Halloween, but I ultimately chickened out because I was too out-of-shape and didn't want to shave.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 31, 2016 5:41:13 pm PDT #481 of 30002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Steph, I was looking at Northside houses online last night in lieu of doing work. There are some gorgeous houses in the area, and fairly reasonable (compared to New Orleans at any rate.)
Keep an eye out for Northside Craftsman bungalows for me!
Susan W. - Oct 31, 2016 6:02:59 pm PDT #482 of 30002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Our neighborhood isn't especially walkable for being in a city (no sidewalks, my street in particular is STEEP, as in if it snows you're pretty much stuck unless you have a 4-wheel drive, which we've vowed our NEXT car will be), so we've only gotten one family of trick-or-treaters so far--a tiny boy and girl whose costumes didn't stick in my mind, accompanied by an X-wing pilot dad and a nun mom. The little boy was most impressed by the spider web by our porch light. Which I probably should've knocked down before now, but, hey...natural Halloween decorations!